Vehicle.



T. v. BUGKWALTER.

VEHIGLE.

APPLICATION FILED 13313.3,1908.

Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

INVE/YTU? I 7M, KW Jul 21- M WITNESSES:

, TRACY v. BUGKWALTER, or ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE.

' Specificatidn of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909 Application filed February 3, 1908. Serial No. 413,931.

iili ibhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TRACY V. BUoKwAL- 333, a citizen of the'United States, residing dtfAlto0na, in the county of Blair and State J-ofP-ennsylvania, have invented certain Im- 1pt'fovements in Vehicles, of which the followis a Specification.

fhis invention relates primarily to improvements in vehicles of the motor driven type in which a frame carried by the traction Wheels supports a body for the carriage of passengers, and its leading purpose is to reuce to a minimum the transmission of jars, vibrations and strains from the wheels and frame to they body, ,to rendertravelmore comfortable and reduce deterioration.

It is desirable for stability to use a solid *frame having four points of support, but the twisting and weaving to whic '20 use a soli latter being composed such frames are subjected by the transmission of shocks through the wheels from irregularities in their-path cause the rapid impairment and destruction of bodies supported thereon as in existing constructions.

In the referred form of my invention, I

(i frame, having four points of support, with a body having three points of support located in or,in the region of the longi-.

tudinal and transverse axial planes of the frame, where vibration is at a minimum.

,. vIn the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a rear view of a motor cab embodyi-ng the im' rovements, and Fig. 2 repnecte'd' by the pintle 7 to the bearing 8 secured to the frame by fixing it to'the middle of either the cross bar 4 connecting the side bars or the cross spring 9 connected with the I side bars.

Struts 10, either rigid or resilient,- have the connections 11 with the body. andi the connections 12 and 12 with the side bars of the frame in the vicinity of the middle thereof.

tions 10, shown in dotted lines, may be used for carrying the weight of the forward part of the body to the side bars. The

ody thus has three points of support, carried by the frame either through rigid or spring connections, disposed in or in the region'of the frames longitudinal and transverse axial planes, where there is least motion and shock resulting from irregularities or obstacles encountered by thewheels, by which the body escapes in great measure the jars, vibrations and strains communicated to the frame members.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A vehicle having a frame and a body carried by said frame through a rear pivotalpoint of support approximately in the longitudinal axis of said frame and forward points of so port at approximately the middle of the ength of said frame.

2. A vehicle having a frame with four points of support, a body, and means for supporting said body on said frame, said means comprising a central pivotal connection with the rear of said body and rockim connections with the forward part of saic body.

3. A vehicle having four wheels, a frame having side bars, means comprising springs .Whereby the respective ends of said side bars are supported by'said wheels, and a body carried by said frame, said body having the rear thereof supported by a connection adapted to rock on an axis extending in the direction of the length of said frame and having the forward partthereof supported by connections. adapted to rock on an axis transverse to said axis first named.

' 4. A vehicle having four wheels, a frame carried by said wheels, a body, a pivotal support connecting the rear of said body with said frame so as" to permit said body to,

rock transversely and elastic supports'connecting the forward part of said body with the sides of said frame.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name this 30th day of January, 1908, in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

TRACY V. BUCKWALTER. Witnesses:

J J. T. B. BUoK,

- P. H. Mumm In place of the struts 1 0, pivotal connec-. 

